Currently an International Consultant in development areas, with particular expertise in governance, consensus building, state modernization and civil society engagement in development. Prior to her current position she was Assistant Resident Representative for the United Nations Development Programme, Panama Country Office, until august 2008. As manager of the Panama cooperation programme portfolio, she was responsible for projects and interventions in the areas of state modernization, governance, poverty, environment and other development areas. Isabel designed and led several democratic dialogue processes in Panama, such as the Bambito Process, Panama 2000, Vision 2020 and most recently the National Consensus Building Process for Development.  She has been Ambassador of Panama to the United Nations at its New York City headquarters, as well as member of several Panamanian delegations for the negotiation of political and commercial agreements at the regional level. Currently member of The National Council of Foreign Affairs of Panama and of the Advisory Council of ICEFI (Central American Institute for Research on Fiscal Policy).  Also, senior associate consultant of Stratego Consultores, S. A.  She is a graduate of International Relations from Saint Joseph’s University and holds an M.B.A. from Nova Southeastern University. She is married to Omar Alvarado and has three children Alberto, Carolina Isabel and Julio Raúl.